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US-led coalition aircraft strike Syrian army positions, kill 62 soldiers – military
17 Sep, 2016
More than 60 Syrian soldiers have been reported killed in US-led coalition air strikes near a military base, a Russian military spokesman says.
Major-General Igor Konashenkov says the air strikes on Saturday took place near the Deir Az Zor airport in eastern Syria and were carried out by two F-16s and two A-10s. He did not identify the planes' country affiliation, but said they were part of the international coalition.
Konashenkov says Syrian authorities told the Russians that 62 soldiers were killed and more than 100 wounded. He says the planes came from the direction of the border with Iraq.
The Russian Defence Ministry said the planes had bombed Syrian troops battling Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL) fighters near the airport.
A fierce battle between the Syrian army and ISIL fighters was now under way, it said.
If the strikes were a targeting error, the ministry said the bombings were evidence of Washington's stubborn refusal to coordinate its military action in Syria with Russia.
Citing the Deir Az Zor airport, the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights said at least 80 Syrian soldiers died.
There was no immediate response from the United States.
Russia is a key ally of Syrian President Bashar al-Assad's government and has been carrying out air strikes on behalf of his forces since last year.
Russia and the United States brokered a ceasefire in Syria that took effect on Monday and has largely held despite dozens of alleged violations.
Source: Al Jazeera / Daily Mail (AFP) / RT / Sputniknews
17 Sep, 2016
More than 60 Syrian soldiers have been reported killed in US-led coalition air strikes near a military base, a Russian military spokesman says.
Major-General Igor Konashenkov says the air strikes on Saturday took place near the Deir Az Zor airport in eastern Syria and were carried out by two F-16s and two A-10s. He did not identify the planes' country affiliation, but said they were part of the international coalition.
Konashenkov says Syrian authorities told the Russians that 62 soldiers were killed and more than 100 wounded. He says the planes came from the direction of the border with Iraq.
The Russian Defence Ministry said the planes had bombed Syrian troops battling Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL) fighters near the airport.
A fierce battle between the Syrian army and ISIL fighters was now under way, it said.
If the strikes were a targeting error, the ministry said the bombings were evidence of Washington's stubborn refusal to coordinate its military action in Syria with Russia.
Citing the Deir Az Zor airport, the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights said at least 80 Syrian soldiers died.
There was no immediate response from the United States.
Russia is a key ally of Syrian President Bashar al-Assad's government and has been carrying out air strikes on behalf of his forces since last year.
Russia and the United States brokered a ceasefire in Syria that took effect on Monday and has largely held despite dozens of alleged violations.
Source: Al Jazeera / Daily Mail (AFP) / RT / Sputniknews
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